Congressional Democrats are taking a victory lap after goading Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) into renewing her effort to use a motion to vacate to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). Greene, flanked by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), held a press conference early Wednesday morning announcing she intends to push forward with her motion early next week. Despite co-sponsoring Greene’s motion, Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) was not present at the press conference.
Yesterday, House Democrats announced they would support a move by House Republican Leadership to table Greene’s motion to vacate. This announcement, issued by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), prompted the Georgia Republican to respond, stating: “If the Democrats want to elect him Speaker (and some Republicans want to support the Democrats’ chosen Speaker), I’ll give them the chance to do it… Americans deserve to see the Uniparty on full display. I’m about to give them their coming out party!”
“FRESH BAIT ALWAYS FINDS A FISH.”
Despite House Democrats‘ declaration of support, Republican leaders in the chamber have not stated whether they will actually move to table Greene’s resolution. In effect, Democrat lawmakers goaded Greene into renewing her efforts when her Republican colleagues appeared ready to move past it.
House Democrat and Republican aides, speaking with POLITICO, acknowledge that Greene took the Democrats’ bait – hook, line, and sinker. One aide said, “Fresh bait always finds a fish. Jeffries throwing that out there, it’s chum in the water. Everyone knows what he did.”
Greene even shrugged off a last-minute push against the motion to vacate by Trump‘s Republican National Committee (RNC) co-chairman, Michael Whatley. He stressed to Greene the need for a public display of party unity ahead of the presidential election. Despite the attempted intervention, Greene appears undeterred in her movie against the Republican Speaker.
TRUMP & GAETZ AGAINST MOTION TO VACATE.
In mid-April, Raheem Kassam, the National Pulse’s editor-in-chief, outlined the danger of ousting Johnson as Speaker with just a two-seat majority in the House. According to Reps. MattGaetz (R-FL) and Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), a group of moderate Republicans are all threatening to resign should Johnson be removed — effectively handing the House majority to Democrats. Former President Trump also cautioned against ousting Johnson at this moment.
With a majority, the Democrats would be able to wield House subpoena and investigative power heading into November’s presidential election. Additionally, they could push legislation authored by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), which could result in former President Trump being disqualified from holding office.
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Congressional Democrats are taking a victory lap after goading Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) into renewing her effort to use a motion to vacate to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). Greene, flanked by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), held a press conference early Wednesday morning announcing she intends to push forward with her motion early next week. Despite co-sponsoring Greene's motion, Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) was not present at the press conference.
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Former President Donald J. Trump says he’d shut down the Bidengovernment‘s Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy should he retake the White House in the 2024 presidential election. Despite its name, Trump explained in a recent interview that the office is actually an avenue for the executive branch to hand out political favors and fund pork projects. In 2018, then-President Trump ended a similar program enacted by his predecessor, BarrackObama.
“Well, he wants to spend a lot of money on something that you don’t know if it’s gonna be 100 years or 50 years or 25 years,” the former Republican President said regarding Biden‘s establishment of the office. Trump continued, “And it’s just a way of giving out pork.”
Redundancy is another issue that Trump cites regarding the Biden government‘s pandemic policy office. “I think we’ve learned a lot, and we can mobilize, you know, we can mobilize,” he explained, noting his government’s unprecedented mobilization to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. The former President continued, “A lot of the things that you do and a lot of the equipment that you buy is obsolete when you get hit with something.”
“And as far as medicines, you know, these medicines are very different depending on what strains, depending on what type of flu or virus it may be,” Trump said, adding: “I think it sounds good politically, but I think it’s a very expensive solution to something that won’t work. You have to move quickly when you see it happening.”
Despite saying he’d close the office, former President Trump emphasized that the United States government would not be unprepared going forward. “It doesn’t mean that we’re not watching out for it all the time,” Trump promised.
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Former President Donald J. Trump says he'd shut down the Bidengovernment's Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy should he retake the White House in the 2024 presidential election. Despite its name, Trump explained in a recent interview that the office is actually an avenue for the executive branch to hand out political favors and fund pork projects. In 2018, then-President Trump ended a similar program enacted by his predecessor, BarrackObama.
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A majority of likely voters say Donald Trump’s prosecution by George Soros-backed Democrat District Attorney Alvin Bragg either makes no difference to their voting intentions or makes them more likely to vote for the former president, according to new polling by Rasmussen Reports.
The pollster sampled over a thousand likely voters in late April, asking, “In terms of this year’s presidential election, has the New York trial made you more likely or less likely to vote for Trump? Or has the trial not made much difference in how you will vote in the presidential election?”
Thirty-two percent said the trial, which Trump has called a politically motivated witch hunt, makes them more likely to vote for the former president. Forty percent say it makes little difference to them. Just 26 percent say it makes them less likely to vote for him.
Among Republican voters and voters who identify as conservative, the prosecution appears to be having an energizing effect, with 51 percent and 53 percent saying it makes them more likely to vote for Trump, respectively.
The prosecution is much less of a motivator among Democrats and liberals, with 42 percent of the former and 45 percent of the latter saying it does not make much difference to them.
Separate polling by Emerson has found that even a ‘guilty’ verdict in Bragg’s election interference case could actually be a boon for Trump, boosting him among independent voters in Arizona, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Margins are less favorable but fairly small in the other swing states of Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, and Wisconsin.
Recent polls have Trump leading Biden in either all seven or six of seven swing states.
A DUBIOUS CASE.
Bragg’s prosecution of Trump is dubious, to begin with. The National Pulse has detailed that it appears the entire case is now reliant on the credibility of disgraced attorney Michael Cohen. Recently, while attempting to terminate the conditions of his supervised release from federal prison, Cohen was called “perverse” by a federal judge. The request to end his sentence early was denied.
In addition, the Manhattan hush money prosecution is predicated on the idea that Bragg can charge former President Donald J. Trump with felony crimes that require an underlying federal crime to have been committed. It is important to note that the former Republican President has neither been charged nor convicted under the needed federal statute. In fact, both the Federal Election Commission and Biden’s Department of Justice declined to prosecute him for the campaign finance violations that Bragg alleges.
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A majority of likely voters say Donald Trump's prosecution by George Soros-backed Democrat District Attorney Alvin Bragg either makes no difference to their voting intentions or makes them more likely to vote for the former president, according to new polling by Rasmussen Reports.show more
Editor’s Notes
Behind-the-scenes political intrigue exclusively for Pulse+ subscribers.
According to former President Donald J. Trump, the likelihood of political violence surrounding the 2024 presidential election is very low. “I don’t think you’ll have political violence,” he said during a recent interview with TIME Magazine‘s Eric Cortellessa. The former President explained that his victory in November would be convincing, minimizing the chance of voter anger.
“I think we’re gonna have a big victory,” Trump said before adding, “And I think there will be no violence.” While both Trump and Cortellessa appeared to be speaking specifically about the January 6Capitol riots, it is unclear whether the former President thinks progressive and far-left activists could stoke violentprotests.
When Trump won the 2016 presidential election, his inauguration in Washington, D.C., was marked by a series of violent riots by far-left agitators and members of Antifa. A for-hire limousine owned by an independent driver was burned and destroyed by the anti-Trump rioters.
National and battlegroundstatepolling has consistently shown former President Trump with a convincing lead over the Democrat incumbent, Joe Biden. The 81-year-old Biden has struggled among even core Democrat demographics like youth voters, Black voters, and Hispanics. It appears the latter has abandoned Biden en masse, with Trump pulling nearly even with the octogenarian Democrat among Hispanic voters.
A convincing Trump win in November will likely assuage voter concerns over election errors and instances of fraud that have plagued past contests. The National Pulse has reported on numerous instances where voter machines have either failed or counted votes in error — as well as cases of Democrat operatives and candidates committing flagrant voter fraud.
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According to former President Donald J. Trump, the likelihood of political violence surrounding the 2024 presidential election is very low. "I don't think you’ll have political violence," he said during a recent interview with TIME Magazine's Eric Cortellessa. The former President explained that his victory in November would be convincing, minimizing the chance of voter anger.
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Former President Donald J. Trump says he will roll out a policy plan addressing how his White House will handle the abortion pill mifepristone in the coming weeks. In a recent interview, the former Republican President said, “I’ll be doing it over the next week or two. But I don’t think it will be shocking, frankly.”
“I am for helping women,” Trump stressed, noting his pushback against the Alabama state Supreme Court’s ruling that declared IVF embryos should considered “unborn babies” for the purposes of civil litigation. The former President continued: “I set a policy on it, and the Republicans immediately adopted the policy.”
Following the court’s decision, the Alabama legislature followed Trump’s advice. It passed legislation to ensure IVF clinic access would remain open and available to couples in the state facing fertility issues. Like with IVF, Trump emphasized state governments’ role in addressing how to handle the legal status of mifepristone but did note that he feels “very strongly” about the issue. “I actually think it’s a very important issue,” he said.
In late March, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case regarding a Bidengovernment decision to expand access to the abortion pill. Through the course of questioning, the Justices appeared inclined to allow the government’s decision to stand, though they have yet to issue a final ruling on the matter.
Despite corporatemedia and Democrat spin — attempting to politicize the abortion issue ahead of the November presidential election — Trump has continued to stress that each U.S. state should come to its own decision. He stressed that the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade wasn’t to pave the way for a federal ban but rather to return the issue to the states.
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Former President Donald J. Trump says he will roll out a policy plan addressing how his White House will handle the abortion pill mifepristone in the coming weeks. In a recent interview, the former Republican President said, "I’ll be doing it over the next week or two. But I don't think it will be shocking, frankly."
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The fifth day of testimony in former President Donald Trump’s Manhattan-based hush money trial has ended. Democrat-aligned Judge Juan Merchan kicked off the day by fining Trump $1,000 for each of his nine alleged violations of the court’s gag order. The gag order was ostensibly imposed to prevent the former President from communicating with the public about endemic corruption in the Alvin Bragg and Joe Biden-led case.
Prosecutors continued questioning Michael Cohen‘s banker, Gary Farro. The banker began his testimony before the court adjourned last Friday.
Following Farro, District Attorney Alvin Bragg‘s prosecution team moved on to their next witness, Keith Davidson. A Beverly Hills lawyer and frequent Democrat donor, Davidson formerly represented Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal in their attempts to strong-arm Trump out of cash. The entertainment lawyer has faced numerous legal sanctions for his unsavory activities.
FARRO PART 2.
Prosecutor Rebecca Mangold kicked off the second day of banker Gary Farro’s testimony. The banker testified that he opened a home equity line of credit for disgraced attorney Michael Cohen for $130,000. It is this amount that Cohen then allegedly paid Stormy Daniels. The email communications between Cohen and Farro presented by the prosecution were from the former’s personal TrumpOrg.com account, and not one affiliated with Trump‘s presidential campaign.
Further undermining Bragg‘s accusations that Cohen‘s activities were in the service of aiding Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, Farro testified that he saw no indication that the consulting business accounts he helped establish were connected to any political candidate. “There would be additional scrutiny,” he said, if the bank had any indication that the accounts were for political activities.
To set up entertainment lawyer Keith Davidson’s testimony, Mongold showed the jury a wire transfer for $130,000 from Cohen to a trust controlled by Davidson. The transfer occurred just after Cohen had secured the line of credit from Farro. She then asked the banker why an attorney might pay a fellow lawyer a retainer in a real estate transaction. Farro replied, “There could be a number of things.”
FARRO SINKS COHEN.
During Farro’s cross-examination by Trump‘s defense team, the banker acknowledged that Cohen‘s rushed requests were not at all unusual. “90 percent of the time, it was an urgent matter,” Farro said of his dealings with the disgraced attorney. The banker confirmed that he’d never done business with former President Trump.
In one of the most damning moments for Bragg’s case in the trial so far, Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche drew the jurors‘ attention to Michael Cohen’s bank filings in which Cohen had asserted he was NOT acting as an agent on behalf of anyone else. This acknowledgment directly contradicts the prosecution’s claim that Cohen was directed to make the payments to Daniels and McDougal by Trump.
Addressing the matter, Farro told Blanche: “If the client told me it was a shell corporation, it would not have been opened. It would give me pause, very frankly.”
JUDGE DENIES BIDEN DOJ COLANGELO’S MOTION.
In a surprise moment, Democrat-alignedJudgeJuanMerchan denied a request by former Biden Department of Justice attorney Matthew Colangelo — now a member of District Attorney Bragg’s office — to introduce statements by Trump regarding Cohen and Daniels. Colangelo argued that the statement would demonstrate consciousness of guilt. He also ruled against the prosecution‘s request to introduce texts from Stormy Daniels’s publicist as evidence.
However, Merchan did decide to allow the prosecution to introduce statements that refute claims that Cohen and Daniels have benefited financially from attacking Trump.
BETTER CALL KEITH?
The day in court concluded with the start of testimony by the ethically dubious Hollywood entertainment lawyer Keith Davidson. It is from Davidson that the term “catch and kill” may have first originated, though it appears it was popularized in the American press by Australian journalist Lachlan Cartwright. The National Pulse’s editor-in-chief, Raheem Kassam, has a deep dive into Davidson’s sordid history that can be read here.
“At that time, my practice was heavily involved with media cases,” Davidson told prosecutors regarding his legal work between 2015 and 2017. He went on to acknowledge he was granted immunity for his testimony before the grand jury but was in court today under subpoena.
Davidson acknowledged that he was a friend of Dylan Howard — the former chief content officer at the National Enquirer‘s parent company, American Media, Inc. (AMI). However, the entertainment lawyer claimed that it was not his standard practice to sell stories to tabloid media outlets.
This appears to contradict a 2018 story that describes Davidson as “the attorney to hire if you are seeking to monetize a celebritysex tape or compromising information about public figures like Trump, Charlie Sheen, Tiger Woods, and Kanye West. Davidson specializes in extracting payments in exchange for the quashing of incriminating videos and/or details about sexual indiscretions, STDs, and all manner of regrettable behavior.”
BEST DEAL FOR HIS CLIENT.
Regarding the Karen McDougal story about Donald Trump, Davidson admitted that he had played the National Enquirer and ABC News off of each other. “At the time, as is often the case with negotiations, I was trying to play two entities off of each other,” he said, adding his intent was to “create a sense of urgency, if you will.”
Davidson stated that McDougal “did not want to tell her story” but instead wanted to “rejuvenate her career, to make money.” This comment by Davidson seemingly adds credence to the defense team’s claims that McDougal and Daniels were simply engaging in a shakedown. The entertainment attorney also acknowledged receiving 45 percent of the money paid to McDougal by AMI as payment.
DAVIDSON NAMES TRUMP WITHOUT PROOF.
In another damaging moment for Bragg‘s case, prosecutor Joshua Steinglass attempted to get Davidson to confirm that Trump was Cohen‘s client. The entertainment lawyer obliged, saying that is what he believed. However, Davidson added — unfortunately for Bragg — that at no point was Trump actually named as a party to the deal he made with Cohen.
The remainder of Davidson’s testimony relied on the same degree of innuendo. While he could point to existing texts between himself and Cohen, the attorney could not provide the prosecution with any definitive proof tying former President DonaldTrump or his 2016 presidential campaign to the payment negotiations.
Overall, the day in court continued along the path that The National Puluse suggested the prosecution was taking last Friday. It appears that despite the District Attorney’s office’s witnesses at times undermining its case, each is meant to bolster Cohen‘s credibility as having been the middleman between Donald Trump and AMI. Whether the prosecution can demonstrate this beyond a reasonable doubt remains yet to be seen — and honestly, it is unlikely.
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The fifth day of testimony in former President Donald Trump's Manhattan-based hush money trial has ended. Democrat-aligned Judge Juan Merchan kicked off the day by fining Trump $1,000 for each of his nine alleged violations of the court's gag order. The gag order was ostensibly imposed to prevent the former President from communicating with the public about endemic corruption in the Alvin Bragg and Joe Biden-led case.
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Former President Donald J. Trump says he will get The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter Evan Gershkovich released from a Russian prison if he retakes the White House in the November presidential election. “And here’s a difference between me and Biden: I’ll get him released,” the former Republican President said in a recent interview. Trump continued: “He’ll be released. Putin is going to release him.”
Gershkovich, a 32-year-old American citizen, was arrested by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) in Yekaterinburg, Russia in March of 2023. Russian government officials allege that the WSJ reporter was in possession of sensitive information pertaining to a “Russian defense enterprise.” Shortly after the arrest, Dmitry Peskov — the press secretary for RussianPresidentVladimirPutin — publicly claimed that Gershkovich was “caught red-handed” but refused to elaborate further. Eventually, the FSB announced that the American journalist was being charged with acts of espionage.
The Wall Street Journal has vehemently denied the espionage charges. Meanwhile, the Bidengovernment condemned the arrest but has done little to secure Gershkovich’s release. In early April, the journalist appealed his arrest — but a Russian judge later denied the motion while also rejecting an offer from The Wall Street Journal‘s publisher, Dow Jones & Company, to post a $600,000 bond. Gershkovich is currently being held in Moscow’s infamous Lefortovo Prison while he awaits trial.
While the Bidengovernment has experienced numerousforeignpolicysetbacks, former President Trump’s track record for securing peace even among foreign adversaries stands out. While in office, Trump managed to secure a period of relative calm across the world with a notable decline in activity by terrorist groups like Hamas and the Yemeni Houthis and even a de-escalation in tensions with North Korea.
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Former President Donald J. Trump says he will get The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter Evan Gershkovich released from a Russian prison if he retakes the White House in the November presidential election. "And here's a difference between me and Biden: I'll get him released," the former Republican President said in a recent interview. Trump continued: "He'll be released. Putin is going to release him."
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Barack Obama claims Donald Trump is unpopular and regarded as unserious in his native New York, where he established much of his business empire. Obama, 62, frequently stumbled over his words in his appearance on an episode of the ‘Smartless’ podcast, recorded in March, alongside Joe Biden and Bill Clinton.
“Look, uh, you watch Trump’s campaign, you, you watch his career, if, if, if you know anybody,” Obama said before Biden interjected: “He’s a huckster.”
“He, he, he comes, he comes from New York,” Obama continued, talking over his former vice president. “There’s nobody in New York who does business with him, or, or, or, or, or lend him money [sic]. He’s not considered a serious guy here,” the Democrat claimed.
“So, so, but, so, so I wasn’t, I was surprised he was elected, but I, I wasn’t surprised in terms of his behavior,” he added.
Neither Obama nor Biden built successful businesses before entering politics, with both having been attorneys.
UNPOPULAR?
Contrary to Obama’s claims, Trump just received the endorsement of the Steamfitters Local 638 labor union in New York, representing roughly 10,000 active and retired members.
Earlier this month, the Bodega and Small Business Group (BSBG), representing thousands of bodegas in New York City, also endorsed Trump. They particularly appreciated the former president’s strong support for small businesses in the face of endemic criminality, in contrast with Democrat politicians.
Harlem residents chanted “Four more years!” when Trump visited Hamilton Heights bodega worker Jose Alba in person. Alba had been charged for defending himself against an armed criminal.
Traditionally a Democrat stronghold, Trump has vowed to make a major play for his home state in November. Many New Yorkers, including New York City Mayor Eric Adams, are increasingly dissatisfied with the impact of the border crisis on the Empire State. Most blame Joe Biden for the situation.
Obama claims Trump is unpopular in New York, where he has been getting big cheers from bodega workers and other locals throughout his trial. Stumbles over his words more than Biden. pic.twitter.com/FvRXR5dQm1
Barack Obama claims Donald Trump is unpopular and regarded as unserious in his native New York, where he established much of his business empire. Obama, 62, frequently stumbled over his words in his appearance on an episode of the 'Smartless' podcast, recorded in March, alongside Joe Biden and Bill Clinton.
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TIME Magazine writer Eric Cortellessa acknowledged that the 81-year-old Democrat incumbent JoeBiden rejected the same interview request accepted by former President DonaldTrump. As the lengthy interview came to a close, Cortellessa suggested a series of rapid-fire questions to which Trump agreed — but not before he asked if the TIME writer thought that Biden would be able to do the same.
“All right. Do you think you could do this interview with Biden?” the former Republican President asked. Cortellessa responded, “You know, he didn’t say yes. So I’m grateful that you’re giving me the opportunity.” Trump expressed his doubts that Biden would ever accept the interview offer, telling Cortellessa: “He will never say yes, cause he’s off. He’s off, way off.”
The admission by Cortellessa that Biden had declined an interview with the magazine comes as the corporatemedia wavers in running cover for the Democrat leader’s declining mental faculties. The Biden White House has taken great pains to ensure the 81-year-old only engages in carefully scripted interviews, often requiring reporters to submit questions beforehand. Most recently, the White House heavily promoted Biden’s interview with radio host Howard Stern, in which the one-time shock jock gushed over the Democrat President for a little over an hour and offered only softball questions.
Unlike Biden, whose communications team will abruptly end interviews when the 81-year-old Democrat begins to stray off message, Trump offered to extend the interview with TIME — eventually doing a follow-up interview over the phone.
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TIME Magazine writer Eric Cortellessa acknowledged that the 81-year-old Democrat incumbent JoeBiden rejected the same interview request accepted by former President DonaldTrump. As the lengthy interview came to a close, Cortellessa suggested a series of rapid-fire questions to which Trump agreed — but not before he asked if the TIME writer thought that Biden would be able to do the same.
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Former President Donald J. Trump says he would consider a pardon for each of the January 6 defendants either currently imprisoned or being prosecuted by the Bidengovernment. The former President made the commitment during a recent interview, lamenting what he sees as a ‘two-tier justice system.’
“[W]hen I look at Portland, when I look at Minneapolis, where they took over police precincts and everything else, and went after federal buildings, when I look at other situations that were violent, and where people were killed, nothing happened to them,” Trump said during an interview with TIME Magazine. He continued: “Nothing happened to them. I think it’s a two-tier system of justice. I think it’s a very, very sad thing.”
The former Republican President went on to note that the only individual who died as a direct result of the January 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol building was protestor Ashli Babbitt. Last November, the Black Lives Matter activist — John Sullivan, a.k.a Jayden X— who filmed Babbitt’s death inside the Capitol, was convicted for his role in inciting protestors to riot. The National Pulse previously reported in January that Babbitt’s family has filed a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit against Capitol Police Officer Lt. Michael Byrd.
Representative Clay Higgins (R-LA) recently claimed that his investigation into the events leading up to the January 6 riots suggests federal law enforcement may have played a more significant role in instigating the violence than previously stated. The Louisiana Republican said he’d uncovered evidence that federal agents were active in online chat groups with U.S. military veterans prior to their involvement in the protest that day.
Currently, the U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether Biden’s Department of Justice has abused a financial crimes statute to enhance the felony ‘obstruction‘ charges against the rioters.
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Former President Donald J. Trump says he would consider a pardon for each of the January 6 defendants either currently imprisoned or being prosecuted by the Bidengovernment. The former President made the commitment during a recent interview, lamenting what he sees as a 'two-tier justice system.'
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